Race Director's updates

Day 48 - Lo Wei Ming Finishes!

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

21 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Lo Wei Ming finished his second consecutive 3100 Mile Race in a new personal best and Taiwanese national record of 46 days 15 hours 01:43. An amazing runner and ambassador for his home in Taiwan, Lo Wei Ming has inspired all at the race with his determination and cheerful demeanour. Ably helped throughout the race by his wife Mei, he finished last evening to great joy.

The last lap of 5,649 laps!

Crossing the finish line.

Enjoying the moment.

Three great champions with Mei - Wei Ming's wife and helper.

Takasumi Senoo (2021 finisher) and Huang Yan Lang with Lo Wei Ming.

The energy of a finish gives extra inspiration to those still out on the course.

Stutisheel Lebedev was the best of the day with 64 miles as he seeks to catch up a few missing miles to finish before the end of day 52. Vasu is just shy of 3,000 miles and should finish within a day and half.

Finishing times so far
1. Andrea Marcato: 43:03:20:27
2. Ashprihanal Aalto: 45:16:28:47
3. Lo Wei-Ming: 46:15:01:43
- Lo Wei Ming's finish - Youtube shorts
Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
- Media links 2022
Race Director's updates

Day 47 - Asprihanal Aalto's sixteenth finish

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

20 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Towards the end of day 46, Ashprihanal Aalto, the current world record holder, finished his sixteenth 3100 Mile Race - a record number of finishes. His time was 45 days 6h 28m 47s

Asprihanal Aalto shares his thoughts on the race.

The statisfaction and joy of finishing the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race for the sixteenth time.

Tejvan interviewed by one of the runners Stutisheel.

Lo Wei Ming was the day's top runner with 66.4 miles and is now just a day's running away from finishing. Susan Marshall ran another 60+ mile day to bring the finish line closer in view. 2nd place woman Huang Lan Yang ran 58 miles yesterday and after 46 days is averaging 59.8 miles, which still gives her a very small margin in the daily average needed to finish (59.6 miles)

Finishing times so far
1. Andrea Marcato: 43:03:20:27
2. Ashprihanal Aalto: 45:16:28:47
Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
- Media links 2022
Race Director's updates

Day 46

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

19 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Ashprihanal Aalto has been picking up the pace in recent days in an effort to finish by Wednesday evening. Ashprihanal, the course record holder, managed 72 miles yesterday as he finishes the race strongly.

Asprihanal takes a time out to advertise his finish.

Lo Wei Ming also managed a 70+ mile day as he finishes the race strongly.

Vasu Duzihy is on course to finish his tenth 3100 Mile Race. The former three times winner talks about how he begins the day with prayers and meditations to get in the right frame of mind for this dauntless challenge.

Stephen Redfern managed another consecutive 60 mile + day.

Susan Marshall passed 2,700 miles with another 60 plus mile day and looks set to finish before the end of the race. The second-place lady, Huang Lan Yang will also pass 2,700 miles today as she seeks to keep up with the finishing schedule.

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
- Media links 2022
Race Director's updates

Day 45 - Andrea Marcato wins the 2022 edition of the 3100 Mile Race

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

18 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Day 44, saw Andrea Marcato has won the 2022 edition of Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Race in a time of 43 days 3h 20m 27s. His remarkable achievement is his third consecutive win, and another impressive time, averaging over 71 miles since he began on 4 September.\

Andrea finish video.

Andrea Marcato finishes the race

The last lap of 5,649. (The course is 0.5488 mile loop)

Two great champions

Andrea with Lo Wei Ming and his supporters.

Elsewhere in the race, it was a good day for Asprihanal Aalto and Lo Wei Ming who both got close to 70 miles and also passed 2,900 miles. Both men are now close to finishing. Susan Marshall continued her good race with 61 miles and is set to finish. Huang Lan Yang managed 57 miles yesterday and is still just about on course for a maiden finish. Stutisheel with another 63.1 mile race is also seeking to catch up his missing miles to hopefully finish all 3,100 miles by the end of day 52.

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
- Media links 2022
Race Director's updates

Day 44 - Andrea Marcato wins the 2022 edition of the 3100 Mile Race

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

17 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
After just over 43 days of running, Andrea Marcato has won the 2022 edition of Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Race. His remarkable achievement is his third consecutive win, and another impressive time, averaging over 71 miles since he began on 4 September.

Day 43 impressions

Elsewhere, other runners are making good progress in their aims to finish soon. 2nd and 3rd place Ashprihanal and Lo Wei Ming, both running 69 miles.

Nirbhasa Magee has finished the race on four occasions. But, this year was hit with Covid just before the race began. He ran for several days before being forced to rest and recuperate, but he came back to the course to continue his race. In this video, he explains his journey and the magic of running around the 3100 Mile circuit.

Huang Lan Yang ran 56.5 miles, she is averaging 59.9 miles with eight days to go.

At the start

The five minutes before the race begins, there is a hive of activity at the race.

Further reading
- Media links 2022
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 43

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

16 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Day 42 saw the top three runners all passing 70 miles, with Lo Wei Ming impressing with the days top mileage of 71.3 miles. The top two women Huang Lan Yang and Susan Marshal maintained their progress towards completing the race with both completing exactly 59.8 miles.

Lo Wei Ming, here with his wife, managed 71.3 miles.

Andrea Marcato looks set to finish on Monday morning

Kaneenika Janakova is the current women's record holder finishing in 48 days back in 2017. This race has been tough, giving a different experience of self-transcendence. In this interview she talks about how she has readjusted to new goals.

Vasu Duzihy

Further reading
- Media links 2022
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 42

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

15 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
As we enter the final few weeks of the race, all runners are steadily accumulating miles as they settle into their own daily rhythms. Andrea Marcato led the pack yesterday with another 70+ mile day. As he observed in an interview the end is in sight, but anything can happen in this race and he continues to take the race lap by lap and focus on what he needs to do for each moment.

After losing ground mid-race, Stutisheel Lebedev continues to catch up to the daily average needed to finish. Another 65-mile day yesterday brings him closer to the goal.

Andrea talks about his race so far and how he becomes aware of how the race is more than just his personal effort.

Kaneenika Janakova is the women’s world record holder in the 3100 mile race yet she is having a different kind of race this year having to walk most of it due to some physical problems. But she has already covered over 2100 miles and quite happily keeps going as she plans to go the whole 52 days.

Andrea Marcato reaches 2,900 miles and a short interview with Arpan.

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 41

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

14 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
A day of heavy rain did little to dampen the spirits of the runners. Fortunately, good weather is forecast to return for this weekend and into next week, which will see the day's top runner Andrea Marcato get close to the ultimate finish.

Ashprihanal Aalto managed 65.8 miles.

Ananda-Lahari Zuscin had his best day since the first week as he passed 2,000 miles in style.

It is Ananda-Lahari's 18th race and in the interview we can see why he is so keen to keep returning to the race which has given him so many experiences of self-transcendence and personal growth

After about five days of decent dry weather we are now confronted with some pretty heavy rain again. But the runners are still upbeat and the helpers are trying to stay dry and warm.

The runners every day go around the same block. But, there is always a new perspective to see the race. The runners can also always find new things to observe and appreciate, especially as autumn draws in.

Counting in the rain.

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 40

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

13 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
On day 39, Andrea Marcato was the leading runner with 71 miles. He passes 2,800 miles and is just 300 miles from the finish. Susan Marshal, the leading female runner has benefitted from the good weather running her furthest distance 63 miles, since before the tail-end of Hurricane Ian. Vasu Duzhiy passed 4,000km just before the end of the day and all the runners continued their onward journey.

Early morning start

Huang Lan Yang is on 2,347 miles - a daily average of 60.1 miles

Stephen Redfern shares his thoughts on his 3100 Mile Race

Stephen has numerous challenges in this race. His feet go so bad, he had to take a few days out, but his cheerful acceptance of his situation is a key element of the 3100 Mile Race and in this video, he cheerfully explains what he has learnt from doing his first multiday race.

Stephen and Vasu

Vasu Duzihy is on 2490 miles, a daily average of 63.8 miles.

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 39

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

12 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Day 38 saw all the top 8 runners pass the 59.6 mile mark, with Andrea Marcato the day's top runner with 72 miles.

Sri Chinmoy at the first 3100 Mile Race in 1997.

It was also a special day for those associated with Sri Chinmoy, who entered mahasamadhi 15 years ago on 11 October 2007. Sri Chinmoy's spirit and inner presence can still be felt at this race which he founded back in 1997. The runners continued efforts at self-transcendence is a fitting way to honour Sri Chinmoy's life and own personal example of self-transcendence.

Lo Wei Ming and Vasu Duzihy

Nirbhasa Magee passed 1,000 miles after taking an extended break due to illness. He is slowly getting back into fitness and is happy to be out on the course for the rest of the race.

Kaneenika Janakova will likely pass 2,000 miles today.

Nina shares her thoughts on how her race is going and how she appreciates the family feeling of the race.

Lo Wei Ming continued his good form passing 2,500 miles and breaking his own 4,000km Taiwanese national record.

Asprihanal and Nirbhasa

The race goes into the night.

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 38

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

11 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Lo Wei Ming had a superb day yesterday, reaching top honours with 74 miles for the day and passing the 2,400 mile mark - leaving "just" 700 miles. As runners start to come into the final stretch, it can be a testing time for the mind because the finish might feel close, but is also literally very far.

Helped by the good weather many of the runners had excellent days with the top three runners - Andrea, Asprihanal and Lo Wei Ming all passing 70 miles. It was also good day for Vasu Duzihy with 68 miles. The top two women Susan Marshall, Huang Lan Yang continue to progress at very similar rates with both getting to the magic 59.8 miles for the day.

Susan Marshall cheerfully shares her thoughts on overcoming the challenges of her first 3100 Mile Race

Stephen Redfern is doing his first official multiday race - though (as he says in the video) he did an unofficial multiday during lockdown around his garage! For a few years, it has been a dream of Stephen to do the 3100 Mile Race and his enthusiasm shows as he explains what he has been learning from the race - both physically and spiritually.

In a video in the slideshow, Vasu and Andrea recite a poem of Sri Chinmoy which is particularly apt for the 3100 Mile Race

Today
Patience from my heart
Will challenge
Tomorrow's impatience-mind
And conquer it.

Sri Chinmoy

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
In the Media

3100 Mile Race Media links 2022

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

10 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
English news coverage 2022
- Susan ran nearly 100km a day for 51 days on a philosophical mission ABC News
- Kiwi first woman over the line in the world's longest race - NZ Herald
- A Ukrainian and a Russian Are Currently Running 3,100 Miles Around a New York City Block for Peace Outside Magazine
- The People who Run 60 miles a day for 52 days at Inside Hook
- World’s longest footrace: 5,000 km around a New York City school - La Prensa Latina
- They “used up” the floor from going around a school so many times - California 28
- New Zealander Susan Marshall Finished First Female & Fifth Overall In Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race Scoop NZ
- Kiwi runner Susan Marshall's journey of self-discovery - Stuff.co.nz
Italian
- Andrea Marcato vince per la terza volta la Sri Chinmoy Self Trascendence 3100 Mile Race - Gazetta.it
- Atleta della trascendenza: un italiano vince la gara di fondo più lunga del mondo - Euronews
- La vittoria di Marcato nella 3.100 miglia americana: CS - Iutaitalia.it
Taiwanese
- Lo Wei Ming Sets another Asian Record at Daily News (English)
- Brave Athlete.net
- Sports.ltn
Race Director's updates

Day 37

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

10 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
As the race enters into its fifth week, the runners are getting into a good rhythm.

Every day the runners see both the rising sun and setting sun - a new feature of the race in the fall. It puts the runners in connection with the daily routine of Mother Earth - a feature often lost in modern life but for the runners out on the course ever day, they become finely attuned to their environment.

Both Asprihanal Aalto and Andrea Marcato ran consistently all day to pass the magic 70-mile mark. A remarkable achievement when you consider the previous 35 days of consecutive running. Vasu Duzhiy and Lo Wei Ming both maintain a steady pace, building up a good buffer of spare miles to finish well within the time limit. The top two women Susan Marshall and Huang Lan Yang are separated by just 10 miles with both exceeding 60-mile day and, like all the runners, inspiring each other to keep pushing the boundaries of self-transcendence.

Andrea Marcato share his thoughts on the race

Andrea impresses and inspires with his focused attitude to the race. As you can soon observe, every second counts as he seeks to gain the maximum performance from every aspect of his being - mind, body, spirit and the support of his helpers.

Asprihanal's Race so far

The modest Finn, Asprihanal Aalto has finished the race 15 times, has won on nine occasions, and is the current world record holder, finishing the 2015 edition of the 3100 Mile Race in just over 40 days. Within a few weeks, when he finishes for the sixteenth time, he will have completed nearly 50,000 miles (80,000km) just on the 3100 Mile Race circuit. What drives the runners to come back every year can be hard to articulate, but as Asprihanal says, it is the inner progress the race affords.

Vasu passes the Enthusiasm Singers

Susan Marshall enjoys the encouragement.

The runners' laps are counted by a team of counters who come from all other the world to help with the race.

Lo Wei Ming with the rising sun in the background.

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 36 - The final stretch

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

9 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
A sunny day greeted the runners. It was cold in the shade but quite warm on the sunny side of the course. Even on one lap a runner could experience a significant fluctuation in temperature. But, this is a hallmark of the race - numerous ups and downs which the runners seek to take in their stride. Overall, the weather suited many of the runners - with the sun and a new influx of visitors helping to add to the energy of the race.

Andrea Marcato was the day's top runner with remarkably his third consecutive day of exactly 72.4 miles,

Ashprihanal Aalto had a good day, making his first 70 mile + day for quite a while.

In this interview Ashprihanal talks about his race so far.

Lo Wei Ming, comfortably in third place, also had an excellent day with 69 miles.

Stephen Redfern took a brief, well-deserved celebration for passing the 3,000km mark. This was particularly resonant for the Australian Stephen because 3,000km is roughly equivalent to running the length of Australia. It is reminders like this which help to put in context the very large distances the runners are covering.

After recovering from a recent cold, Susan Marshall had one of her best days for a while, reaching the all important target of 59.8 miles - just above the daily average to finish.

Stutisheel shares his thoughts on the race, in particular how a runner may start the day feeling very tired and sleep deprived, but the magic of the course and inspiration of Sri Chinmoy help to give an unexpected source of energy.

Kaneenika Janakova edging towards 2,000 miles

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 35

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

8 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Another sunny day helped to raise spirits and also the mileage of the runners. Andrea Marcato again set the pace with a 72.4 mile day. Andrea will likely pass 4,000km today and at the current pace is approximately 10 days from finishing. Asprihanal bounced back from a difficult few days with an excellent 68 miles. Both Stutisheel Lebedev and Huang Lan Yang passed the 2,000 miles with both managing good daily mileage.

Andrea Marcato

Susan Marshal maintains a narrow lead over Huang Lan Yang in the leading female runners.

The top 7 runners are within striking distance of reaching the ultimate goal. (59.6 mile average required)

Ananda-Lahari has started 18 editions of the 3100 Mile Race. His enthusiasm for the race and living in the moment is legendary.

Stephen Redfern had to adjust his goals after blisters forced a temporary rest. But, he is back out on the course enjoying the opportunity to soak up the atmosphere of the race.

Video - Andrea Passes 2400 Miles

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 34 - The Sun

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

7 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
The sun finally came out on the runners after a difficult few weeks of rain. The better weather raised spirits and helped the runners pick up the pace. Susan Marshall who has impressed in her debutant race, cheerfully passed through the 2,000 mile mark and still has a good chance of finishing the race at her first attempt.

Susan Marshall at 2,000 Miles

Vasu Duzihy going strong

Lo Wei Ming

Huang Lan Yang with support from Australia

A photo of Sri Chinmoy, the founder and inspiration of the 3100 Mile Race, during one of his long runs.

More videos by Arpan in the slideshow

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 33 - More Blessings from the Heavens

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

6 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Another day for the runners, and the Heavens once again blessed the race with abundant rain. It didn't slow down Andrea Marcato, who was the day's strongest runner, with a return to his incredible form of 70+ miles. Stutisheel had another good day with 63 miles and hopes to make up for lost time to injury. But, overall, it was another difficult day in the wet and cold, and the runners will be cheered by forecasts of drier, milder weather to come.

Andrea was edging towards 2,300 miles by the end of the day. Vasu Duzihy passed 2,000 miles later in the day

Just before the start.

Lo Wei Ming's t-shirt says "Never Give Up" - Never has a philosophy been put into practise more, than by the runners of this year's 3100 Mile Race.

"Never give up
Your self-transcendence ideal."

Sri Chinmoy

Huang Lan Yang and husband Takasumi Senoo

Takasumi Senoo ran the race in 2021 (see account of his experience here). He was helped by Huan Lan Yang. This year the role's are reversed.

The start at 6.00am

The loneliness of a long-distance runner. Early morning in Queens, New York.

The Day's leader

The weather warms up

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 32 - More Rain Fails to Dampen Spirits

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

5 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.
Another cold, wet day made outer life difficult for the runners again. Andrea Marcato was the day's top runner with "only" 65 miles. A rare day for the flying Italian with less than 70 miles, but indicative of the challenging conditions. Asprihanal Aalto, Lo Wei Ming, Vasu Duzihy, Stutisheel Lebedev, Huang Lan Yang and Stephen Redfearn all passed the magic 59.6 mile daily average. Susan Marshall who has made an impressive debut to this race, is leading the women with 1,903 miles just ahead of second place Huang Lan Yang.

Susan Marshall and helper Harita Davies (former finisher of race)

Despite the rain, the runners continue to progress steadily increasing their daily mileage. Andrea extends his lead at the top. Lo Wei Ming is maintaining his excellent consistency after setting a new personal best (and Taiwanese national record) for 3,000km just recently. After the recent relentless downpours, there are very welcome forecasts of dry, milder air on the horizon.

Nirbhasa prepared for the elements and happy to be back on the course.

Did we mention it had been raining?

Nina (Huang Lan Yang) has been progressing well.

The inner happiness is the key to this race.

"Smile, smile, smile
At your mind
As often as possible.
Your smiling will considerably reduce
Your mind’s tearing tension."

Sri Chinmoy

Asprihanal and Stutisheel

Further reading
- Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra
- Race videos at Vimeo
- Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 31

By Tejvan Pettinger author bio »

4 October

About the author:
Tejvan organises short-distance running and cycling races for the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in his home city of Oxford. He is also a very good cyclist, having won the National hill climb championships in 2013 and finished 3rd in the National 100 Mile Time Trials in 2014.

In previous editions of the 3100 Mile race, the runners have had to contend with the stultifying heat of a New York mid summers, with temperatures rising upwards towards 100 degrees. Moving the race to the fall has this year, brought a different kind of challenge from Mother Nature, with one of the wettest races in living memory.

From a practical point of view running through the incessant rain brings many practical challenges for the runners who are fighting wet feet and clothes. But, this race is all about transcending whatever a runner faces, so our eleven runners keep going, smiling through the rain and clocking up as many miles as they can.

“He is happy
Because every day he tries
And actually does
A little more than he thinks he can.”

– Sri Chinmoy

Vasu Duzihy

The weather forecast suggests one more day of heavy rain, but then hopefully dry conditions will return.

Andrea is continuing his good run of form, Asprihanal has been picking up the pace after a difficult few days and Nirbhasa has been back out on the course.

Stephen Redfern has new helpers, with his parents flying over from Australia to help the remainder of his race. As Stephen says "it will be a massive new experience for them."

Further reading

Race Photos at Sri Chinmoy Ultra

Race videos at Vimeo

Photos and Videos at Instagram
Race Director's updates

Day 30 - The Race so Far

By Rupantar LaRusso author bio »

3 October

About the author:
Rupantar has been the race director of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team since 1985, having been asked by Sri Chinmoy to serve in that capacity. As well as working on the big races the US Marathon Team organise each year - the 3100 Mile Race and the Six and 10 Day Race - he also spends a considerable amount of time archiving the Marathon Team's 40 year history on this website.

Yesterday was another cold and blustery day, Lo Wei Ming passed 3,000km in a new personal best - 20 hours faster than the previous year.

Race director Rupantar shares a few thoughts on the 3100 Mile Race so Far

The start of the race, Day 1

As we enter into the ‘home stretch of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100-Mile Race, the end is very clear for some of the runners, while others just focus on their day by day effort. Dealing with every conceivable injury, virus, and rash, these heroes of the road are living examples of Sri Chinmoy’s philosophy of self-transcendence.

Susan Marshall (left)

Andrea is off like a rocket every morning and alternates between walking and running, despite Arpan’s urging that he run more. Susan uses her speed to go home early while reaching her daily mileage goal, a luxury few of the runners enjoy. Ashprihanal has been hampered the past few days with a hip injury and has yet to regain his championship form.

Lo Wei Ming

Lo Wei Ming is ever consistent, guided by the loving touch and home cooking of his wife Mei.

Stephen Redfearn (left) and Vasu Duzhiy

Vasu, aided by his young handler Sasha, remains focused and has been able to overcome a few small injuries and stay on course to finish. Steven has miraculously recovered from severe blisters and other injuries and still has hopes of finishing the race. Stutisheel, after a brilliant start, had to overcome a muscle injury and is back on course again.

Nina with her handler/husband Takasumi (who finished the race in 2021), has settled in with just over 59 miles a day, just enough to finish the race within the 52-day time limit. Kaneeneka and Ananda-Lahari remain positive despite several setbacks. And Nirbhasa is back on the course after a long struggle with regaining his strength.

Stutisheel Lebedev (right) and Vasu

If there has been one constant in the 26 years of this race, it’s that this race is extremely, unbelievably difficult. Every day, in every step, the race challenges the runners physically, mentally, spiritually and psychically, in every conceivable way. And you can add financially. I have had the privilege of starting the race each year and it still amazes me how the runners drag themselves to the start and once the clock strikes 6, off they go, regardless of how they feel. So, please stay tuned wherever you are enjoying the race. Still a few weeks to go. Also, if you would like to help sponsor any food for the runners, then it is very welcome.

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